Report Cards

Yesterday, your child brought home his or her first report card.  Yes, they are lengthy!  I encourage you to look them over carefully so that you may see what your child can do and is expected to do before the end of the school year.  This can give you a good idea of what you might work on with your child at home as well.

Here are some beginning ideas to work on at home for math.  Yesterday was our 60th day of school; so practice counting to 60!  Or, if your child seems ready, practicing counting to 100!



Here are some resources for working with shapes:
Shapes Reference Sheet
Building Shapes






For reading, we have all started Guided Reading in Level A texts.  Your child's reading level is determined by how accurately he/she can read words as well as your child's understanding of the text.  In the beginning of the year, there are some procedural things your child must learn (pointing to the words, talking about the text in depth, etc.).  Some students start out at Level A and quickly jump up in text level once they get the hang of it  Here are some resources for understanding text levels:

Reading Levels Parent Handbook
Reading Text Levels
(You may also find these in the sidebar under Helpful Parent Links.)

Here are some links from which you may print Level A texts for home reading:
Loving2LearnLevel1
KidzClub
* Here your child can watch the book being read too!

Are you reading aloud to your child every day at home?  This is one of the most important things you can do as a parent.  Below are some links to printable storybook props.  You might check these books out from the library and then print out the props for your child to decorate and use to re-tell the story.  I suggest reading these books multiple times before attempting to re-tell.
Classic Tales Patterns
Storybook Patterns



If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.  For the learning behaviors section, if I see steady progress in a behavior that is relative to your child, I mark P for progress.  If I see a decrease in a behavior, I mark I for improvement.


Now for logistics.  You are to KEEP the report card.  However the envelope needs to be RETURNED TO SCHOOL with your signature and date.  We will use this envelope for your child's next 2 report cards this school year.  Please return the envelope on Monday.


Happy Thanksgiving!